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see and be seen

see and be seen verb: to spend time in public or at an event in order to mingle with important or glamorous people and to appear important or glamorous oneself.

Verb

see and be seen (third-person singular simple present sees and is seen, present participle seeing and being seen, simple past saw and was seen, past participle seen and been seen)

  1. To spend time in public or at an event in order to mingle with important or glamorous people and to appear important or glamorous oneself.

Forms of see and be seen

third-person singular presentsees and is seen
present participleseeing and being seen
pastsaw and was seen
past participleseen and been seen

Questions about see and be seen

What does see and be seen mean?
See and be seen means to spend time in public or at an event in order to mingle with important or glamorous people and to appear important or glamorous oneself.
What part of speech is see and be seen?
See and be seen is a verb.
What is the past tense of see and be seen?
The past tense of see and be seen is saw and was seen.

Words near see and be seen in the dictionary

  1. see a wolf
  2. see about
  3. see after
  4. see also
  5. see an argument
  6. see and be seen
  7. see beyond
  8. see beyond the end of one's nose
  9. see beyond the tip of one's nose
  10. see coming
  11. see daylight

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